Miss Cayce's artist event to benefit Safe Place

Audrie PalmerMidland Reporter-Telegram

Published 4:15 pm, Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Celebrating its 27th season, Miss Cayce's Christmas Store will host the "Frostini's and Weenies" event Thursday to offer Midlanders the chance to meet artist Lisa Frost and to give back to the community during a charity drive for a local organization.

The event is planned from 4 to 8 p.m. at the store, located in the Fairmont Shopping Center at 3323 N. Midland Drive, Suite 117.

Attendees are encouraged to donate a new pair of children's or women's pajamas, which will be given to Safe Place of the Permian Basin. Those who make a donation will receive a 20 percent off coupon to be used for the purchase of an item in the store Thursday night.

Safe Place serves as a shelter for victims of domestic and family violence and a haven for those leaving a crisis situation. The organization, which has been in the Basin for 34 years, offers a 24-hour hotline along with shelter, counseling, advocacy and legal advice.

"Many of the families who come to Safe Place get there with only the clothes on their backs," said Becky McCraney, who co-owns the store with her sister, Kathy Harrison. "So to have something that's theirs is just something really special."

Frost, Miss Cayce's lead "Frosty Gal," will be at the event to sign one of her "lisA fRosT Collection" pillows, ornaments, martini glasses and plates.

Frostini's and hot dogs will be served between 5 and 7:30 p.m.

This is the first time Frost has come to the store, McCraney said. While the artist is not new to the Christmas business, she is new to a company from which Miss Cayce's purchases merchandise.

McCraney said she met Frost at a conference in Atlanta earlier this year and expressed an interest for her to come to the Tall City for an artist signing.

"Her products are so fun. She is that fun person with a bigger-than-life personality," she said.

McCraney said she loves meeting the artists and having one's signature on items in her home.

"It's all that more special to me," she said.

McCraney said she and her sister enjoy hosting these creative and fun events for their friends, family and customers.

"It's an even more special way to give back to the community that's been so supportive of us for the past 27 years. This is one of the ways that we can do that," she said.